Dub poet Mutabaruka said, "if 1970s reggae was red, green and gold, then in the next decade it was gold chains".
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He is albinistic, hence the nickname "Al Beeno." By some he is considered as the next generation following popular Dancehall artist King Yellowman who became popular during the early 1980s throughout the 1990s.
Alon Cohen (in Hebrew אלון כהן) better known by his stage name Alon de Loco (in Hebrew אלון דה לוקו) (born in Beersheba, Israel on 15 November 1974) is a leading Israeli hip hop artist with styles in R&B, dancehall and reggaeton.
In 1982, author and producer Samuel Charters heard Bas Clas live at Grant Street Dancehall and sent a cassette tape demo of the band's music to his friend, producer John Hammond Sr.
Bashment, Play by British playwright, Rikki Beadle-Blair, exploring the controversy around dancehall reggae music and the consequences of homophobic lyrics.
Buju and Friends is a compilation album by dancehall/reggae artist Buju Banton, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music), consisting of duets between Banton and other artists.
Adams played guitar in an experimental rock trio called S*A*M, worked as an engineer in a hip-hop & dancehall studio called "Midimation" with artists such as Mikey Dread and KRS-One, and co-hosted a weekly event called "The Abstrakt Lounge" featuring Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky at the "3 of Cups" basement lounge in New York's East Village in 1993.
She would not attempt a similar style again until Queen of Hip-Pop (2005) was released featuring some songs in dancehall and reggaeton fashion.
He was discovered in 1990 when the lead singer and guitarist of The Toasters, Rob "Bucket" Hingley, heard Ranx's dancehall reggae EP.
As The Hip-Hop Soul Party and Cut Killer Show series reached the top of the charts and brought in gold and platinum awards, Killer delegated R&B to his long time accomplice, DJ Abdel, West Coast music to the specialist DJ Cream, and gave himself a try with dancehall Ragga Killa Show, before coming back to the French sound with 1 Son 2 Rue.
It starts with a procession of floats playing Reggae Dancehall, Bassline, RnB, Garage and Reggae on the road, costumed bands make up more of the procession including Suga Brown dance group, "Whitacre TRA" and Bradley Junior and Infant and Ashbrow Junior and Infant schools.
The album will feature a variety of guests including Remy Ma, Papoose, Jae Millz, Ryan Toby, and Dancehall Reggae artist Mr. Lexxus as well as members from Dre's group Jacob Family.
More recently Dub Syndicate has worked with Dancehall artists such as Luciano, Capleton, and Jr. Reid.
Dubbing with the Banton is an underground dub album by dancehall/reggae artist Buju Banton released in 2000 (see 2000 in music).
Although Dancehall Queen Mad Michelle is a possible creator of the Dutty Wine, the packaged concept of the Dutty Wine came from a trio in Montego Bay named The Attitude Girls.
Boasting a blend of dancehall, hip hop and pop styles, the album features guest appearances from Damian Marley, Iggy Azalea, Nyla Of Brick & Lace, Konshens, Nicki Minaj, 2 Chainz, Juicy J and writing from MNDR.
The man appears to be Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario; the music you can hear in the background (while he's dancing) is actually a Jamaican riddim called punnany (played by several reggae/dancehall artists).
Gangsta for Life: The Symphony of David Brooks, the debut album of hardcore dancehall musician Mavado
"Ghetto Pledge" is third single from the album Wow... The Story by Jamaican dancehall artist Baby Cham.
"The Buzz" became the biggest Dancehall rhythm of 2002, followed by the Diwali rhythm by Steven "Lenky" Marsden later on, which was also his first hit production.
Iyael Iyases Tafari Constable (born 14 March 1978, Hackney, London, England) better known as Glamma Kid, is a British ragga and dancehall toaster and former Royal Air Force trainee of part Jamaican descent.
Inna Heights is the fifth album by dancehall artist Buju Banton, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music).
The dancehall style was brought to Japan by Rankin' Taxi in the mid 1980s, and rock group The Roosters incorporated ska into some of their songs which influenced artists such as the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, and Kemuri.
They are also Honolulu's first FM station in this genre to target young adults of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander descent with a hit format that consists of upbeat Contemporary Hawaiian music from Hawaiian acts like The Mana'o Company, Bruddah Waltah & Island Afternoon, and Butch Helemano; along with tracks from other unique national genres, like Reggae, Dancehall and contemporary artists whose music fit those descriptions, like UB40, Bob Marley, Maxi Priest, Big Mountain and others.
Eight Frozen Modules' recorded material is a mix of IDM, techno, dub, electro, breakcore, dancehall, and noise.
In November 2012 she announced that she was turning her back on dancehall and would be concentrating on Gospel music in future.
In the mid-80s, he produced records for reggae pioneer Joe Higgs, Grammy-nominated The Wailing Souls, and dancehall innovator Barrington Levy.
Luv Songs (ラブ・ソングス) is the third studio album of R&B/dancehall singer Che'Nelle.
Although audiences declined dramatically, a new generation of DJs, including specialists such as Steve Lamacq (indie rock), Tim Westwood (hip-hop), Chris Goldfinger (ragga/dancehall) and Trevor Nelson (R&B), emerged and became highly popular with a younger audience, who were now catered for in a way they had not been previously.
Maximus Dan (born Edghill Thomas, 1979, Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago) is a soca / dancehall musician.
Mention is the second album by Jamaican dancehall reggae artist Buju Banton, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music).
"Murder Dem" was nominated for "Most Gifted Ragga/Dancehall Video" at the 10th Annual Channel O Music Video Awards which took place at the Walter Sisulu Square, in Kliptown, Soweto on November 30, 2013.
By this time, Jamaican dancehall had already taken a sharp turn away from the harsh "ragga" sound based on chatting over simplistic riddims and there was a new wave of dancehall deejays like Vybz Kartel and Busy Signal who were deejaying over more advanced riddims.
For example, mbira player Chris Berry with his band Panjea have reached platinum record sales in Zimbabwe and Mozambique, playing a style of music based on traditional mbira rhythms and melodies, but incorporating various other instruments and styles (like hip-hop and dancehall).
Natasja Saad (1974–2007), Danish reggae and dancehall artist known as "Natasja"' or "Little T"
This single is on the popular "Seasons Riddim", a huge dancehall instrumental, on which other artists such as Morgan Heritage, T.O.K., Gyptian, and Wayne Wonder have recorded.
OutRage! have also made complaints against what they allege to be the anti-gay lyrics of certain dancehall stars such as Buju Banton, Elephant Man, Sizzla, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Vybz Kartel, Baby Cham, Spragga Benz, and Capleton, and rap stars such as Busta Rhymes and Eminem.
Chris then teamed up with long-time friends Nevil Johnson (DJ Soca Devil) Shivanand Singh (DJ Shivy of Orlando, Florida) and Emron Ally (DJ Emron – United Kingdom) and started RGI with the focus on all music genres, primarily Caribbean genres - Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Chutney, Chutney Soca, Bollywood, & Calypso.
He began his music career by performing for different New York reggae dancehall sound systems in the 1980s, most notably Tony Screw's Downbeat The Ruler, based in The Bronx.
Stamina Daddy is the debut album by Jamaican dancehall reggae artist Buju Banton, released in Jamaica only during 1992 (see 1992 in music).
Million Stylez, or Kenshin Iryo (born 1981), Swedish dancehall artist
The Best of Buju Banton is a compilation album by dancehall reggae artist Buju Banton, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).
The Best of the Early Years: 1990–1995 is a compilation album by dancehall/reggae artist Buju Banton released in 2001 (see 2001 in music), covering his early career.
Released on initially on EMI Music Sweden and Extravaganza Records on September 17, 2012, it featured Jamaican dancehall singer Sean Paul and was co-written by Roberto Zanetti, Alex Arash Labaf and Sean Henriques (Sean Paul).
He was "widely regarded as the leading sound system of his day," and helped popularize dancehall music and sound system dance, aided in no small part by powerful amplifiers built by fellow DJ Hedley Jones.
Vybz Kartel (born 1976), Jamaican dancehall artist and lyricist